Thai military relationships compete with Cambodian troops in the disputed border area | News

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The confrontation is the last of a deadly deadly dispute between the neighbors of Southeast Asia.

A confrontation took place between Thai and Cambodian troops in a disputed area of their border, said the Thai army.

In a statement, the Thai army said that Cambodian troops opened fire in an area near the disputed temple of Ta Manan Thom – located on the shared border in countries in the province of Oddchey in North West Cambodia, Oddchey – early Thursday.

He said Cambodia had deployed a surveillance drone before sending troops to the region with heavy weapons.

In May, a long -standing border dispute between Thailand and A dead Cambodian soldier.

The continuous litigation of borders has embittered relations between the neighbors of Southeast Asia, the two sides exchanging beards and tat-tray reprisal measures, including the closure of level passages.

Cambodia has also blocked imports of fuel and gas, as well as fruits and vegetables, Thailand.

More recently, Wednesday, a Thai soldier injured himself and lost his right leg in a terrestrial mine incident.

In response, the Thai party leading Thailand said it had Recalled the ambassador of Thailand to Cambodia and will expel the country’s ambassador in the country. Thailand has also downgraded diplomatic relations with Cambodia, the party said.

In response, Cambodia has withdrawn all its diplomats from Thailand and ordered all Thai diplomats to leave the country.

The Cambodian government has also downgraded diplomatic relations with Thailand to “lowest level”, which reduced it to the rank of “second secretary”, according to the local media The Phnom Penh Post.

Earlier, Thailand accused Cambodia of having placed terrestrial mines on the Thai side of the disputed border area between the province of Rathathani Ubon in Thailand and the province of Preah Vihear of Cambodia, after three soldiers were injured during a patrol on July 16.

Cambodia says the soldiers, one of whom lost their foots in the explosion, violated the agreed routes and sparked a mine left behind war.